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Each week, "Flying Horse" features dozens of Central Illinois children's thoughts and drawings on various topics. This week: Open topic
Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln's assassin and one of the greatest American tragic actors of the 19th century, performed here to mixed reviews.
While the two giant anteaters in Miller Park Zoo roam around their South American habitat, another is being supported by the zoo through a conservation program in Brazil.
Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.
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So it hasn’t happened, at least not to my own inner-ear canals.
In June 1949, more than 500 School Safety Patrol boys and girls turned out for the McLean County Safety Patrol Picnic at Miller Park. This history and more:
The State 4-H Food Challenge was held Saturday at the University of Illinois Extension Macon County Office in Decatur.
Thousands of video gamers from across the state descended upon the Interstate Center Saturday for seventh annual Illinois Game Con featuring tournaments, live entertainment and games from across the ages.
Police were dispatched at about 1:11 a.m. for a report of multiple gunshots heard in the 100 block of Northfield Drive, according to a news release.
Bob and Julie Dobski's contributions are now enshrined in the name of the newest gathering space at Heartland Community College, which also recognized seven President's Medallion award winners Friday.
UPDATE: The Normal Police Department said at 10:05 a.m. Saturday that Thomas Bunch has been found and is safe. NPD thanked the public and the McLean County EMA for their assistance.
Bill sponsors said they are committed to getting the legislation through during the fall veto session in November — too late for planting season, but right around harvest time.
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Planning a trip to the East Coast or Gulf Coast this summer? It could be a very active Atlantic tropical storm season.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, flanked by Rep. Darin LaHood and 17th Congressional District Republican nominee Joe McGraw, continued a campaign by Trump and others to delegitimize the former president's conviction.
Conversations are expected to continue over the summer, and the issues could be addressed again during the fall veto session in November.
The loud, conspiracy-minded opposition stampeded Republican committee members away from the bill.
The McLean County Center for Human Services is working to develop a 24-unit supportive housing project on Martin Luther King Drive.
The 30th annual McLean County Sportsman Kids Fishing Derby planned for Saturday has been rescheduled due to the rainy forecast.
The Bloomington Police Department announced Friday that it issued 71 citations during its Memorial Day "Click It or Ticket" enforcement campaign.
The Normal Police Department responded to a call just after 11 a.m. Friday for a subject armed with a knife in front of the police department.
"After facing a jury of his peers, Donald Trump is exposed as the liar and fraud that he is," said Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Read more reactions from Illinois political leaders:
A bill banning what unions refer to as employer-sponsored “captive audience” meetings about religion and politics has cleared both chambers of the General Assembly.
"The knobby, bulbous kohlrabi (pronounced 'coal-RA-bee') is related to the turnip and the cabbage," D. Jack Alkire writes.
"Nearly half of young adults are now living with their parents, according to a recent survey for Bloomberg," Susan Hazlett writes.
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A Shorewood man has been charged with murder in connection with a January shooting rampage in Joliet, which officials called a “reign of terror.”
Way before 5 a.m. people eager to cast a vote for the Mexican presidential election began to form a line outside the Mexican Consulate in Chicago.
Edwardsville's annual Route 66 Festival is fast approaching and this year, organizers have mapped out a nostalgic trip through the decades.
Dog bites and injuries related to trying to escape from an aggressive dog pose serious safety concerns for Ameren employees.
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The Maroa-Forsyth High School baseball team’s second place trophy at the Class 2A State Tournament was a late show presentation
Ottawa Marquette earned the 1A state championship.
Tony Romo, Jimmy Garoppolo, Mike Shanahan and Sean Payton returned to Charleston to help raise money for Eastern Illinois athletics.
The Indians play in the super-sectional Monday in East Peoria.
🎧 Get a recap of recent financial, health and general interest stories through this special edition of our Hot off the Wire daily news podcast.
On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by political scientist Wilfred Reilly to talk about misleading claims that have made their way into educational curricula.
This chapter of "Long Story Short" comes to a close.
🎧 The hosts discuss what has been lost now that we have fewer shared experiences that can draw us closer together.
Today, a ride on a river ferry is a distant memory almost anywhere in the United States. But not in the St. Louis region, where a number of ferries still operate.
Libraries throughout Central Illinois offer summer reading programs. Check out the fun and educational events they are offering.
In the sci-fi film, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” director Adam Wingard rousts a herd of creatures and pits them against one another.
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"If you are going to be successful in the stock market, you have to have the nerve to occasionally lose," Carson Varner writes.
This is a letter to the editor from The Pantagraph's opinion page.
On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by political scientist Wilfred Reilly to talk about misleading claims that have made their way into educational curricula.
Instead of outrage at the childlike play masquerading as politics, the participants congratulated themselves.
